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DOWN & OUT BOOKS: Farewell

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 14h

Down & Out Books. Sad news #books mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/10/down...

This is very sad news, indeed.

SNOW GHOST COCOA CREAM PIE: Retro Ad with Recipe for Halloween!

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 17h

Snow Ghost Cocoa Cream Pie: #Retro Ad with Recipe #Halloween dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/10/snow...

Here's a Retro Hershey's Ad with Recipe for a Snow Ghost Pie aka Snow Ghost Cocoa Cream Pie. This is perfect for Halloween!! This Re...

CHOCOLATE TACOS: National Taco Day!

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Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 1d

Chocolate Tacos dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/10/choc... #tacos #tacoday #TacoTuesday

October 4 is National Taco Day, and it's Taco Tuesday! Celebrate . You may seem that's odd to mention on a Chocolate Blog, but you'd be mis...

MACAVITY AWARD WINNERS 2025

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 1d

Macavity Award Winners #mystery #crimefiction mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/10/maca... @swierczy.bsky.social and more!

The Macavity Award Winners 2025 (for works published in 2024) The Macavity Award is named after Macavity: The Mystery Cat , in...

FRUIT & NUT CHOCOLATE SQUARES: Sukkoth

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Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 2d

Chocolate & Nut Squares: #Sukkoth dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/10/frui...

Sukkoth (Sukkot), the Jewish harvest festival, starts tonight . I love this holiday where families gather and eat meals in a sukkoh . T...

CHOCOLATE APPLE BROWN BETTY: National Brown Betty Day

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 3d

Chocolate Brown Betty: Retro Ad with Recipe #brownbettyday dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/10/choc...

Now that it's Fall, it's time for Apple Brown Betty , one of my favorite classic desserts. A Brown Betty is a traditional American dess...

MAIGRET ON PBS MASTERPIECE starts October 5

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 4d

Maigret on @pbs.org Masterpiece Sunday, October 5 mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/10/maig...

MAIGRET STARTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 on Masterpiece Mystery! Scroll to watch the trailer, and scroll down for a short history of Maigret on T...

HALLOWEEN OREO BROWNIES: 2 Recipes

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Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 4d

Halloween Oreo Brownies dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/10/hall...

I love seasonal Oreos , and Halloween Oreos are so much fun! You can use them in lots of ways including as a cookie crust for your fa...

How The French Connection Became…The French Connection: Guest Post by Andrew McAleer

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 5d

How The French Connection Became...The French Connection: Guest Post by Andrew McAleer mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...

Years ago while having lunch with Robin Moore, Edgar Award finalist and author of the New York Times number 1 best seller, The French Con...

Interview: Chantelle Aimée Osman on the DICK TRACY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

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Chantelle Aimée @suspensesiren.bsky.social · 5d

Thrilled to be the first woman EVER to write a full issue of Dick Tracy—my issue, "Witchsplaining" (with an all female creative team!) will be out 10/29! @madcavestudios.com @comicsbeat.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social @emilianapinna.bsky.social @wksahadewa.bsky.social @michaelmoreci.bsky.social

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Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 5d

Chocolate Caramel Custard dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/10/choc...

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL CUSTARD: National Caramel Custard Day!

Who says Caramel Custard can't be chocolate? Here's a great recipe from Williams Sonona for Chocolate Caramel Custard to celebrate Carame...

KAREN PIRIE, Season 2 News!

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 6d

Karen Pirie Season 2 News! mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/10/kare...

Karen Pirie , Season 2 will be released in the U.S. on BritBox Thursday, October 2. I really enjoyed the first season, and I'm looking for...

SCORE A TOUCHDOWN EVERY TIME! Home-made Tootsie Rolls

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 6d

Score a Touchdown: Home-made Tootsie Rolls dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/10/scor... #retro

It's officially October and that means a change in the Weather. .When I was growing up back East, October was all about Football Games, ...

Full Circle to Sherlock: Guest Post by James Benn

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 6d

@jimmywriter.bsky.social : Guest Post: Full Circle to Sherlock. mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/10/full...

James Benn: Full Circle to Sherlock Well, almost, but I’ll get to that. Sherlock Holmes was my gateway to crime fiction. I started readin...

2024 DASHIELL HAMMETT AWARD: IACW, North America Branch

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 7d

The DASHIELL HAMMETT Award mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/10/2024...

The 2024 Dashiell Hammett Award for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing presented by the International Association of Crime Writers, North...

Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Quick Bread

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 7d

Pumpkin spice Chocolate Chip Quick Bread: #PumpkinSpice Day dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/10/pump...

October 1 is National Pumpkin Spice Day . Pumpkin Spice is definitely a flavor associated with Fall , and sometimes overused, but this Cho...

Chocolate Chip Noodle Kugel: Breaking the Fast

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 8d

Chocolate Chip Kugel: Break the Fast dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/09/choc...

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, starts tomorrow night. This is a fasting holiday. The day, and the fast, is over...

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9d

"Along with fast-tracking the money, Noem flew there herself on a government plane to tour the pier personally. She then stayed for the weekend and got dinner with the donor, a local cardiologist, at the French restaurant Bleu Provence..."

www.propublica.org/article/kris...

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 10d

🚨This is a big deal: suburban chicago police launch an investigation into an ICE attack on local CBS news journalists.

Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 10d

Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.

The following statement can be attributed to Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills:

“The Village of Broadview Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into an allegedly unprovoked attack on a CBS Chicago TV news reporter’s vehicle on Sunday by a chemical munition fired from the direction of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility. The victim declined medical attention. The Broadview Police Department expects the full cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security into our criminal investigation.”

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Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 9d

The Marlow Murder Club, Season 3, News! mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #masterpiecemystery @pbs.org

The Marlow Murder Club, Season 3 News!

Well, this is great news. I really enjoyed the first two seasons of The Marlow Murder Club , and now Masterpiece Mystery! on PBS shared the...

COFFEE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES: National Coffee Day!

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 9d

Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/09/coff... #cookies #coffeeday

Today is National Coffee Day . So many ways to celebrate, especially if you add Chocolate . You can always have a Cafe Mocha , Chocolate C...

Strawberry Cream Pie with Oreo Cookie Crust

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Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 10d

Strawberry Cream Pie with Oreo Cookie Crust dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/09/stra... #pie #strawberries

Today is Strawberry Cream Pie Day . Strawberries are still fresh in the market, and this Strawberry Cream Pie with Oreo Cookie Crust is ...

Chocolate Milk: The Ultimate Post-Workout Drink

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 11d

Chocolate Milk Day: The Ultimate Post-workout drink! dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/09/choc... #chocolatemilkday

Today is National Chocolate Milk Day , so I thought I'd post this article from NPR on excerise and fitness . If you're reading this post...

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Janet Rudolph @janetrudolph.bsky.social · 13d

Pumpkin Chocolate Brownies dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/09/pump... #brownies #pumpkin

Libby's Pumpkin Ad, November 14, 1949 Fall is Pumpkin Time! Add chocolate! Here's an easy recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Brownies adap...